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Ankle sprain or Fracture?
I fell in ankle while shooting in basketball court it was really painful and the pain has go down at first bruising wasn’t noticble until a day later. There is bruising a little around the bone area but slightly more towards shin. Likewise there little bruises around the ankle area.
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Your injury is a higher energy trauma.
Beware there might be small undisplaced fractures which do not present as regular fractures.
Local ice pack application and medications let me Enzomac will help.
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consult a Orthopaedic surgeon for clinical evaluation and X-Rays.
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x-ray and clinical examination decided between a fracture and sprain.
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Physiotherapy treatment for few days
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Soft tissue injury
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